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August 24–26, 2012 Friday–Sunday 2 nights

Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within

Presenter(s)
Natalie Goldberg and Sean Murphy
Natalie Goldberg

Natalie Goldberg is an author, poet, teacher, and painter. She has written 11 books including the classic Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within, which has been translated into 14 languages. People from around…
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Sean Murphy

Sean Murphy has been a Zen meditation practitioner for more than 20 years. He teaches meditation, creative writing, and literature for the University of New Mexico-Taos and the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa…
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The book Writing Down the Bones transformed the way writing is viewed in this country. Come celebrate this groundbreaking book in a weekend workshop with author Natalie Goldberg, who guides us in ways to

  • Build a strong writing spine
  • Cultivate confidence in our experience
  • Believe that we have something to say and a way to say it.

The way Natalie sees it, the value of writing practice is backed by a long lineage of human experience watching the mind. A writing practice is the foundation, whether you write—or want to write—essays, novels, memoir, office memos, or a letter to the editor. Come ready to trust your own mind and ready to write.

Note Bring a notebook and fast writing pens.